Then, download the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts (see Common Core Standards- Click on "Language Arts Standards" and keep a copy on your computer for reference in your teaching. This is an important document.
Read the Introduction (pages 1-8) and be prepared to discuss key points.
Also skim to notice the differences between the College and Career Anchor Standards (p. 10, 18, and 25) and the K-5 standards for Literature (p. 11-12), Informational Text (p. 13-14), Foundational Skills (p. 15-17), Writing (p. 19-21), Speaking & Listening (p. 23-24), Language (p. 26-29), and Complexity of Text (p. 31-32). Also notice how each set of standards changes from one grade level to the next.
Be prepared to discuss and apply these standards in a class activity.
Activity: Aligning Learning Objectives to the Common Core Standards
Book Activity 2: This file includes Directions for Cinderella Activities, the Story Map to fill out, and the Prove It table to complete the left hand column - Bring to class on Tuesday to share with a small group
Levels of Thinking/Comprehension: Literal, Inferential, Evaluative
Prove It Activity for studying literary genres
EXTRA RESOURCE: Chapter by Jan Richardson about Differentiating Strategy Instruction with literal, interpretive, and evaluative levels of thinking for each strategy
1. Question Answer Relationships:Reading Rockets Resource and Video (The video is an example of explicit instruction about how to effectively answer comprehension questions. The extra Math example helps you see how to adapt these ideas for answering math word problems)
3. Read your The Magic Treehouse book and complete a character map for either Jack or Annie. Use the list of traits on page 2 to guide your thinking. Bring your character map to class on Thursday for a group activity.
Plan out ideas for your section of the Coral Reefs Text
Tuesday, Oct 22 Designing Text Based Discussions (YOU DO) with Coral Reefs
CLASSWORK
HOMEWORK
Quiz 1
Class Activity: Work in groups to continue planning how each teacher will build on the page previous to draw connections across the pages
One teacher in each group of three will focus on one 2-page spread of the 6-page section, but all three parts of your lesson should build on each other
Thursday, Oct 24 Designing Text Based Discussions (You Do) with Coral Reefs
CLASSWORK
HOMEWORK
Class Activity: Continue working in groups to design the launch, discussion and post-reading response; be prepared to teach your lesson next class (Tuesday)
If extra time, work on CCSS Activity: Aligning Learning Objectives to Common Core Standards
Discussion Plan 2: Finalize plans for Coral Reefs Lesson with your group - practice your part and be prepared to teach your lesson next class (Tuesday)
Tuesday, Oct 29 Teaching Your Text-Based Discussion
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Assessing Texts to Plan for Explicit Comprehension Instruction
Thursday October 3, 2013 Aligning Texts and Tasks to Meet Common Core Standards
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Teaching Comprehension with Fairy Tales
2. Adjectives and Character Traits: Read Write Think Lesson (Charlotte is Wise, Patient, and Caring)
Explore the parts of the lesson on explicitly teaching about character traits as part of narrative text comprehension (also note the great resources available from Read Write Think!)
3. Read your The Magic Treehouse book and complete a character map for either Jack or Annie. Use the list of traits on page 2 to guide your thinking. Bring your character map to class on Thursday for a group activity.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 Teaching Comprehension with Narrative/Hybrid Texts
Finish QAR worksheet (if not finished in class)
Tuesday, Oct. 15 Teaching Comprehension with Expository Texts & Text-Based Discussion
Thursday, Oct 17 Designing Text Based Discussions (I DO/WE DO) with Caves
Tuesday, Oct 22 Designing Text Based Discussions (YOU DO) with Coral Reefs
Class Activity: Work in groups to continue planning how each teacher will build on the page previous to draw connections across the pages
Thursday, Oct 24 Designing Text Based Discussions (You Do) with Coral Reefs
If extra time, work on CCSS Activity: Aligning Learning Objectives to Common Core Standards
Tuesday, Oct 29 Teaching Your Text-Based Discussion
Teach Your Lessons!
Thursday, Oct. 31 Putting It All Together: Organizing for Comprehension Instruction
Class Activity: Understanding Basal Readers and Differentiated Instruction
Theme Introduction
Common Text Selection (before reading groups)
2. Read Vasinda & McLead (2011) Reader's Theatre and Podcasting
3. Read Hollis Woods (p. 1-54), complete summary chart, and select/practice a favorite passage/paragraph to read aloud